The Heat Is On (Glenn Frey song)

1984 single by Glenn Frey

"The Heat Is On" is a 1984 song by Glenn Frey and it was taken from the 1984 movie soundtrack Beverly Hills Cop. It went to number 2 in Australia, Norway and the United States, number 4 in Germany, number 5 in Sweden and Switzerland, number 8 in Canada, number 12 in the United Kingdom, number 19 in the Netherlands, number 22 in New Zealand, number 27 in Austria and Belgium and number 47 in France. It also became a theme song to NBA team Miami Heat.

"The Heat Is On"
Single by Glenn Frey
from the album Beverly Hills Cop: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
B-side"Shoot Out" by Harold Faltermeyer
ReleasedDecember 1984 (U.S.)
Genre
Length
  • 3:45 (7-inch and album)
  • 5:51 (12-inch)
LabelMCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Glenn Frey singles chronology
"Sexy Girl"
(1984)
"The Heat Is On"
(1984)
"Smuggler's Blues"
(1984)

Track listing change

7" single
No. Title Length
1. "The Heat Is On"   3:45
2. "Shoot Out"   2:44
Total length:
06:29
12" single
No. TitleRemixer Length
1. "The Heat Is On (extended version)"    6:04
2. "The Heat Is On (dance version)"  Brian Reeves 5:40
3. "The Heat Is On (dub version)"  Brian Reeves 2:39
Total length:
14:23

References change